The latest report from World Bank shows economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to slip to 1.6% this year, the lowest level in more than two decades — as one of the world’s fastest-growing frontiers continues to lose steam because of overdependence on oil and commodity exports. ...
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South Africa’s largest property group, Growthpoint Properties which controls a portfolio valued in excess of $6.5bn (R100bn ZAR), has secured $40m (R606m) finance facility with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). ...
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Kenya will partner private landowners to implement a development blueprint on affordable housing, Charles Mwaura, Principal Secretary of the State Department for Housing and Urban Development, said on Friday. ...
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